Park fees at Haleakala 2026

How much does it cost to enter Haleakala National Park in 2026?

$30 per private vehicle, valid for three days in both districts. Motorcycles pay $25, walkers and cyclists $15 each, and under-16s go free.

The park's fees page lists the prices below. The vehicle pass covers everyone in the car and works at the summit and at Kipahulu, so a sunrise on Monday and Kipahulu on Wednesday cost $30 together.

Bring a card. The park says plainly that it "does not accept cash", and both entrance stations take credit and debit only. Arrive before the booth opens and a self-pay machine next to it takes cards too. The $1 sunrise reservation is not an entrance fee: you pay both.

Do visitors from abroad pay the $100 non-resident fee at Haleakala?

No. The $100 fee applies at 11 mainland parks only, and Haleakala is not on the list. Visitors from abroad pay the same $30 per car.

The NPS non-resident fees page names the 11 parks: Acadia, Bryce Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion. There, every non-U.S. resident aged 16 or older pays $100 on top of the normal entrance fee. Nothing in Hawaii is on the list.

The rumour still does the rounds, so it is worth saying flatly: a family from Canada, Britain or Japan pays $30 for the car at Haleakala, same as a family from Ohio. On a tour, the operator pays its commercial fee at the gate and you pay nothing extra.

Is the America the Beautiful pass worth it for a Hawaii trip in 2026?

Not for Hawaii alone. Two Hawaii parks by car cost $60; the non-resident annual pass costs $250. It pays off only if you also visit the big mainland parks.

From 1 January 2026 the annual pass costs $80 for U.S. residents and $250 for everyone else. For non-residents it also covers the $100 surcharge at the 11 parks, for the passholder and everyone in the car. Bought before 1 January 2026, an old $80 pass is honoured on its original terms until it expires.

In Hawaii the maths is short. Haleakala and Hawai'i Volcanoes charge $30 per car each. U.S. residents doing both should look at the $55 Tri-Park pass, which also covers Pu'uhonua o Honaunau. Visitors from abroad should just pay at the gate, unless Hawaii is one stop on a bigger American trip. Seniors 62+ who live in the U.S. get an annual pass for $20.

Are there fee-free days at Haleakala in 2026, and who gets them?

Yes, eight dates, but only for U.S. citizens and residents. The last one this year is Veterans Day, 11 November. The $1 sunrise reservation still applies.

From 2026, the NPS says, fee-free days are for U.S. residents only; non-residents pay as normal. The 2026 calendar also changed: Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth were dropped, and Flag Day and Theodore Roosevelt's birthday were added (Afar).

At Haleakala the free day stops at the sunrise gate. The fees page says fee-free days "do not include sunrise reservations or admittance to the park between the hours of 3:00 am-7:00 am". You still need the $1 reservation for sunrise, and the free part covers your car after 7 a.m. One odd 2026 footnote: the 25 August fee-free day was also the afternoon the summit reopened after Tropical Storm Lala, at 4:30 p.m.

Do Haleakala tours include the park entrance fee?

Most do, and the listing says so. Four listings do not mention it, but you ride in on the operator's vehicle and no tour needs the $1 reservation.

Tour companies pay their own commercial fee at the gate: the park lists $45 for a road tour van and $30 plus $15 per person for a sedan. Seven of the tours on this site name the entrance fee in their inclusions, from the sunrise tour with breakfast all the way to the sunrise and bike tour. Holo Holo Maui Tours writes "All Fees and Taxes" on the private summit and stroll.

Four listings leave it out: the Majestic sunrise tour, the stargazing tour, the crater hike and the private sunset tour. You enter on the operator's vehicle on all of them. If the line item matters to you, ask the operator when you book.

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Does Hawaii's 2026 green fee change what Haleakala costs?

No. The green fee is a 0.75% rise in the state hotel tax from 1 January 2026. It applies to your room, not to park entry or tours.

Act 96 raised the statewide transient accommodations tax to 11% from 1 January 2026, and counties can add up to 3% on top (Maui Now). The money, about $100 million a year, goes to climate and conservation work. You see it on the hotel or rental bill.

The park fee, the $1 reservation and your tour price are untouched. On a $254 sunrise tour, the bill is $254.

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